A single rookie-on-rookie rep at Chiefs camp ended up drawing the kind of attention most practice clips never get.
The play came Wednesday in St. Joseph, where Kansas City has been posting a steady stream of training camp video.
This one stood out: wide receiver Cyrus Allen, a fifth-round pick out of Cincinnati, got the better of first-round cornerback Mansoor Delane on a catch. Allen finished the rep, celebrated for a moment, then shared a quick hand slap with Delane.
Delane wasn’t thrilled to give up the catch, but he could still appreciate what Allen had done. The sequence had the kind of competitive edge teams want to see, and Fox 4 sports anchor Harold Kuntz shared the clip on X, where it quickly took off and kept climbing past half a million views.
Delane’s camp progress has already been notable. After dealing with a shoulder blade injury in Organized Team Activities earlier this year, he was a full participant for the first time at training camp this week.
The clip may or may not have been what drew Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson’s eye, but the former two-time All-Pro wide receiver made it clear he likes what he’s seeing from the Chiefs rookie. Johnson praised Delane on social media, writing, “I don’t know if Mansoor Delane has a Twitter but someone please tell him I SEE him, he’s one of them ones that makes your job easier as a coach. 🫡,”
Johnson’s endorsement carries weight. He spent 11 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Cincinnati Bengals, earned six Pro Bowl nods and put together seven seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards.
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